Peyton Knippel is a retired tactical air control party specialist (TACP). He spent time as a conventional TACP, TACP Instructor, and 17th special tactics squadron TACP, supporting the 2/75 Ranger Regiment. Peyton has eight deployments to Afghanistan, going back to Dec. 2001 with the 10th Mountain Division, and one deployment to Iraq during the surge. Peyton retired in May of 2020 and lives in Utah with his wife and son. He is involved with veteran transition groups like The Honor Foundation and Elite Meet. One of his primary focus areas in retirement is helping other veterans retire / transition successfully.